We are a concrete pump company that services DFW and all of north Texas. I plan on posting videos about some of our jobs and other rascalism we can get into. For further information or to schedule a job email us at jtucker1239@yahoo.com.
I think it's awesome that they did this video. I think it was just fantastic that Jeff even went up there and took the time away from his company and and to show people how we do things up there and it worked with their mud up there that's pretty cool hopefully Scott and Ian will come down here and hang out in Texas with Jeff and bill for the weekend or something
Just today I booked my flights to fly down and hangout with Jeff for a few days in October. Super excited to see first hand how they do things in Texas!!!
That mix looks rocky. I am kind of surprised it will run though 2 inch line. How many lbs of 3/8 rock and how many sacks or lbs (94 lbs per sack) of cement are in the mixes you generally run though your 2 inch line?
It’s actually 1/2” stone (not sure of the exact proportions as our local suppliers don’t divulge such information). It’s a 4600 psi mix with 5-7 percent air.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 Here in Texas I've run 1500 lb 3/8 rock mix with 517 lb of cement/ash mix (A 3000 PSI Mix) though 2 inch line it jams in the reducer frequently. It'll go through 2.5 all day. 4600 PSI with 1/2 inch rock must have at least 611-658 lbs of cement/ash and I don't imagine its more then 1600 lb of rock per cubic yard. Perhaps that is why your mixes are more sticky and they actually run though your 2 inch line. Pretty cool. I thought it would plug because the amount of rock falling out that chute. Impressed! Keep up this fun. Both fun channels to watch.
@@johnathanperez3639 it’s pretty rare here for us to see a mix under 3500 psi. Typically the leanest we’ll see is a 3500 for spec home foundation walls/footings, and minimum 4000 for most custom home builds. The air entrainment required for our free/thaw conditions also makes the mud act a lot “fatter” as well. I’m excited to get down to Texas in October and hangout with Jeff. Will be cool to see in person the mixes which you guys deal with on the daily. I have a feeling I’ll be returning home with a newfound appreciation for our local materials here 😁😁😁
Wtf is this 3" system i keep hearing about?? Are ya'll pumping grout?? 😂😂😂 If you're feeling froggy, I've got 4 bedrooms/3k sq ft, you can come see what Milwaukee is about. 4" all day, lots of 5" jobs. I miss the butter 50/50 mixes and 2.5" from the west coast 😂😂😂😂😂
2.5” is the “big hose” out here (or at least when using this specific supplier it is). Checkout the link below to a video of us pumping through 250’ of all 2” rubber: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tt4DcHZ50gs.htmlsi=RGsFyClVkW75G1Zg
50 mm hose, Jeff ??? 🤔 Anyone would think you are on holiday 🤣 The slurry prime worked a treat, reckon they will run with that now 🤓 How did you manage using the metric system ? 🤔😬😂
Umm it is definitely something you would want where they are. They use smaller hose so the rock is smaller. But definitely not many tricks to get it to pump.
So no. That is the way I used to do it and was better advised to pound the hopper down until getting some air through the end of the hose. I found doing so makes it much easier to get the ball back. The odd thing in this day (and it’s not shown in the video) is that we had the pump hammering away for a good 5 minutes and still no air out the end of the hose. Took a good bit of messing around to get the ball back. That was always my thinking as well, don’t pump down below the cylinders to maintain vacuum, but the pumping a bit of air through the system seems to work better with our sticky mixes.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 ok so pump down till it’s spitting air at the end of the hose. Then you fill the hopper with water just above the cylinders so you get vacuum to suck the ball through.
Many many moons ago all there ever was You used a bag of Portland mixed it up and tet it rip we didn’t have this fancy slick shit. Just a simple bag of Portland and depending how far out maybe 2 bags on real far out or up just a couple yards of grout on first truck. No fancy slick stuff
@@sirmister4411 I remember being trained 25 years ago (when our mixes were even more forgiving) and the old man would make me lay out 50' of 4" steel pipe off the back end of the pump, then taper down to 50' of 3" rubber, followed by a 25' length of 2.5" hose, and finally a 50' run of 2' line into the pour area. That entire "yard sale" of gear for a single load of 1.5" radiant heat topping slabs.... Back then, if it was more difficult it was better 🤣🤣🤣
If you have to use water put the paper bag into the line between the water and the Mud so that they can't Mix together but make sure that the bag is not Tight in the Hose make it Lose in the line just enough so the rocks can't pass it
If you think 3 inch is to heavy you should try use 4 inch Line like we have to use here in Dublin IRELAND we only put 3 inch flexible hose on in the pour area but our Mix's have gotten so much better in the past year since they started using Sand from a different Pit I think that we chould pump it Tru 2 inch or 2.5 inch
I let the chute bounce and slap the safety lever too! He’s right though 1 out of 75-100 drivers is going to get mad because you chipped his paint. That prime was so satisfying to see. I didn’t have a doubt in the world 🇺🇸😂
Thanks for the tour of Scott’s new house. Cause ya know he wouldn’t show us! With all the bags he has stolen looks like he save enough to build his house Lol.
This dynamic duo, is quite possibly the most interesting concrete pump operator in the world content 🤔 Worth the price of admission,.. Just ,for the Entertainment value 👌
I had to stop pumping back in 08. Have not dropped a rock since. I miss it enjoyed the job very much. 61yo now, got a lot of miles on my body. Im in oilfield now. Enjoy your content and wish you much success.
It helps to keep the primer from running ahead in the hose and just skidding across the bottom of the line rather than completely coating the entire inside diameter of the hose, as is necessary.
Haha I’m late to the video!! Now seeing Jeff out of his element but doing the exact same thing he does everyday is funny. The 2” hose are the best if you can use them. Luckily in my area we can and just an hour north into Tennessee I have to use a 2.5” and really need a 3” to be sufficient. I could not imagine using 3” everyday all day. Especially on those jobs where I have to man the hose!! Much rather use 2” everyday. Now I do use a 2.5” the first hose from the pump then reduce to a 2” because it reduces some of the line surge and if I get a truck with tons of those balls of dried concrete it helps break it down as it reduces into the 2” line. I guess we all have our preferences but it looks fun teaming up with a fellow pumper and trying their methods. I bet yall had fun, good job guys. Chris
